This is a short video about the pronunciation of Maltese based on the most trusted dictionaries in the world: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Cambridge Advanced Learners' Dictionary, Bangla Academy Dictionary of English and Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. British and American pronunciation are shown separately. A separate pronunciation has not been given unless it is obvious and very different from each other. With every pronunciation the flag of the nation and a photograph of the nationality has been added. The pronunciation is expressed with phonetic symbols as per British RP or Received Pronunciation. RP, in fact, has 47 such symbols, including /ə/ Shwa. The sound of /ə/ is not static with just a kind of sound while it can be equated with a, ʌ, i, ɒ and so. Pronunciation Guide for British Accent/English. Short vowels (single vowel) a as in cat ɛ bed ə ago ɪ sit i cosy ɒ hot ʌ run ʊ put Long vowels ( vowels need longer utterance ) ɑː arm ɛː hair əː her iː see ɔː saw uː too Diphthongs ( two vowels) ʌɪ my aʊ how eɪ day əʊ no ɪə near ɔɪ boy ʊə poor Triphthongs (three vowels) ʌɪə fire, ire, ion, iron, etc. aʊə sour, hour, our, etc. Other Used Symbols ɡ as in get tʃ chip, cello, actuary, etc. ʤ jar, fragile, vestigial, etc. x loch, Mikhail, etc. ŋ ring, springer, etc. θ thin, python, -th, etc. ð this, fatherly, motherhood, etc. ʃ she, shh, judiciary, etc. ʒ decision, unusual, Friesian j yes, eulogise, eunuch, etc. For the pronunciation of more country names and nationality, follow the playlist : Pronunciation of Geographical Names. #Maltese #LDCE #pronunciation #country_names_pronunciation

• published: 18 Oct 2020
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